# Erik Prince is a backer and co-founder of Unplugged, a company selling privacy-first smartphones featuring hardware…
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Erik Prince is a backer and co-founder of Unplugged, a company selling privacy-first smartphones featuring hardware kill switches designed to bypass Big Tech surveillance, and had ties with the IDF, with Ian Carrol at one point shilling for it.

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## Sources

- [Epstein's ties with Erik Prince and the CNP](https://truthscore.com/source/2f8d467d)